Shikarpur district, is a district in Larkana Division of Sindh province in Pakistan. The city of Shikarpur is the district headquarters. There are 4 talukas: Lakhi, Garhi Yasin, Khanpur Tehsil and Shikarpur Tehsil itself. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2.

Geography

Shikarpur district borders Larkana, Jacobabad, Khairpur and Sukkur. Two National Highways (N-65 & N-55) intersect the city of Shikarpur making it the junction points of 4 provinces.

Administrative divisions

The district of Shikarpur is sub-divided into four Tehsils these are:

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Shikarpur had a sex ratio of 941 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 40.48%: 51.65% for males and 28.79% for females. 304,441 (24.68%) lived in urban areas. 428,885 (34.76%) were under 10 years of age. In 2023, the district had 214,901 households and a population of 1,386,330. The majority religion is Islam, with 98.21% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 1.51% of the population. At the time of the 2023 census, 97.14% of the population spoke Sindhi and 1.29% Brahui as their first language.